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Russian is primarily spoken in Russia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the USSR. Until 1917, it was the sole official language of the Russian Empire. During the Soviet period, the policy toward the languages of the various other ethnic groups fluctuated in practice. Though each of the constituent republics had its own official language, the unifying role and superior status was reserved for Russian. Following the break-up of 1991, several of the newly independent states have encouraged thei ...

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Bukovina - Before the 14th century. During Stone age Bukovina was densely populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4500 BC – 3000 BC). Since the Roman times, Dacian peoples inhabited the territory. In the 5th century, the territory came under the rule of the Avars. Around 7th century, Slavic populations settled in the region. From 9th to early 14th century the territory was under the rule of Kievan Rus'. Bukov ...

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Bukovina, Bukovina - Name, Bukovina - History, Bukovina - Before the 14th century, Bukovina - Moldavian Principality, Bukovina - Austrian Empire, Bukovina - End-19th to early-20th centuries, Bukovina - Greater Romania, Bukovina - Second World War and after, Bukovina - Current population, Bukovina - Cities and towns, Bukovina - Northern Bukovina, Bukovina - Southern Bukovina, Bukovina - Sources and References

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During Stone age Bukovina was densely populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4500 BC – 3000 BC). Since the Roman times, Dacian peoples inhabited the territory. In the 5th century, the territory came under the rule of the Avars. Around 7th century, Slavic populations settled in the region. From 9th to early 14th century the territory was under the rule of Kievan Rus' and one of its successor stat ...

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Bukovina, Bukovina - Name, Bukovina - History, Bukovina - Demographic history, Bukovina - Current population, Bukovina - Cities and towns, Bukovina - Northern Bukovina, Bukovina - Southern Bukovina, Bukovina - Sources and References

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In the antiquity, Budjak was inhabited by Dacians, Scythians, Celts, and, on the shores, by Greeks. From the AD 9th to the 12th centuries, the region was under the control of Kievan Rus' and Galicia-Volhynia. Genoese traders also build several fortresses on the Black Sea coast and on the Danube, while Nogai Tatars also inhabited this region before moving to Dobruja and Turkey. The territory was incorporated into the Principality of Moldavia in 1392 by Roman I, while previously it has been under Wallachian rule during the reign of Mirc ...

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Budjak, Budjak - Name and geography, Budjak - History, Budjak - Ethnic groups and demographics, Budjak - Districts Raions, Budjak - Cities in Budjak

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Iraqi civilians have suffered the bulk of fatalities in this conflict. Estimates of the number of civilian deaths are better documented than the estimates of Iraqi military casualties, but they still reveal significant uncertainty. (Note that the groups making these estimates all define the word civilian to exclude the various paramilitary forces operating in Iraq as well as the official military forces that existed under Saddam Hussein's regime.) One study done by public health experts from the Lancet medical journal published ...

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Russian jokes - Fixed characters. Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from the Soviet TV series “Seventeen Moments of Spring” (“Семнадцать мгновений весны”, based on a novel by Yulian Semyonov) played by the popular actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov about a Soviet intelligence officer who infiltrates Nazi Germany. Stirlitz interacts with Nazi officials Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Müller. Usually two-liners told in paro ...

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The Polish armed forces resisted the German invasion, but their strategic position was hopeless since Poland was surrounded on three sides by Germany and German-controlled Czechoslovakia. It was in Poland that the Germans first used the tactics of Blitzkrieg ("lightning war"): rapid advance of Panzer (armored) divisions, dive bombing to break up troop concentrations, and aerial bombing of undefended cities to sap civilian morale. The Polish Army and Air Force had little modern equipment to match the onslaught. German forces wer ...

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History of Poland 1939–1945, History of Poland 1939–1945 - German and Soviet Invasion, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Dismemberment of Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The General Government, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Treatment of the Poles, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The Holocaust in Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Governments in exile, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Resistance, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Aftermath of the War, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Yalta and the Soviet Occupation 1943–45

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The early 1990s brought measurable change to the Kyrgyz Republic. The Kyrgyzstan Democratic Movement (KDM) had developed into a significant political force with support in parliament. In an upset victory, Askar Akayev, the president of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, was elected to the presidency in October 1990. The following January, Akayev introduced new government structures and appointed a new government comprised mainly of younger, reform-oriented politicians. In December 1990, the Supreme Soviet voted to change the republic's name to ...

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Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan - Early History, Kyrgyzstan - The Soviet Era, Kyrgyzstan - Independent Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan - Politics, Kyrgyzstan - Provinces, Kyrgyzstan - Geography, Kyrgyzstan - Enclaves and exclaves, Kyrgyzstan - Economy, Kyrgyzstan - Demographics, Kyrgyzstan - Culture, Kyrgyzstan - Flag, Kyrgyzstan - Holidays, Kyrgyzstan - Miscellaneous topics

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The city was first settled in 1788 by the United Empire Loyalists. In 1814, Canadian forces led by George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, met American invaders near the present-day town site during the Battle of Cook's Mill. After two days of combat, the Americans retreated to Buffalo, New York, ending the War of 1812 on Canadian soil. The Welland Canal is involved in the history of the area ever since its extension to reach Lake Erie in 1833. A wooden aqueduct was built to carry the Welland Canal over the Welland River at what is now ...

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Welland Ontario, Welland Ontario - History, Welland Ontario - Government, Welland Ontario - Demographics, Welland Ontario - Education, Welland Ontario - Economy, Welland Ontario - Geography, Welland Ontario - Transport, Welland Ontario - Roads, Welland Ontario - Railways, Welland Ontario - Air, Welland Ontario - Public Transit, Welland Ontario - Events, Welland Ontario - Communities

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An Aboriginal settlement called Xwméthkwyiem, ("Musqueam"—from masqui "an edible grass that grows in the sea"), near the mouth of the Fraser River dates back to at least 3,000 years ago. Vancouver's ecosystem, with its abundant plant and animal life, provides a wealth of food and materials that have likely supported people for over 10,000 years. At the time of first European contact, the Musqueam and Squamish peoples had villages in the areas around present-day Vancouver. There is also evidence of a third group, the Tsleil'w ...

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December 2004, December 2004 - Events, December 2004 - Deaths in December, December 2004 - Ongoing events, December 2004 - Ongoing armed conflicts, December 2004 - Election results in December, December 2004 - Ongoing trials, December 2004 - Related pages, December 2004 - December 31 2004, December 2004 - December 30 2004, December 2004 - December 29 2004, December 2004 - December 28 2004, December 2004 - December 27 2004, December 2004 - December 26 2004, December 2004 - December 25 2004, December 2004 - December 24 2004, December 2004 - December 23 2004, December 2004 - December 22 2004, December 2004 - December 21 2004, December 2004 - December 20 2004, December 2004 - December 19 2004, December 2004 - December 18 2004, December 2004 - December 17 2004, December 2004 - December 16 2004, December 2004 - December 15 2004, December 2004 - December 14 2004, December 2004 - December 13 2004, December 2004 - December 12 2004, December 2004 - December 11 2004, December 2004 - December 10 2004, December 2004 - December 9 2004, December 2004 - December 8 2004, December 2004 - December 7 2004, December 2004 - December 6 2004, December 2004 - December 5 2004, December 2004 - December 4 2004, December 2004 - December 3 2004, December 2004 - December 2 2004, December 2004 - December 1 2004, December 2004 - Events by month, December 2004 - News collections and sources

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96.7% of the people of Poland claim Polish nationality and 97.8% declare to speak Polish at home (Census 2002). The population of Poland became one of the most ethnically homogeneous in the world as a result of the radically altered borders after World War II and the subsequent migrations. Other than the Poles, Poland is also inhabited by: Ukrainians, the largest minority group, are scattered in various eastern and northern districts. There is new wave of Ukrainian immigration, now temporary with tendency to settle down i ...

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Demographics of Poland, Demographics of Poland - History, Demographics of Poland - Nationalities, Demographics of Poland - Information from Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Demographics of Poland - Interreg and Eurominority estimates, Demographics of Poland - Declared nationality Census 2002, Demographics of Poland - Biggest cities, Demographics of Poland - Statistical indicators, Demographics of Poland - Outside Links

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The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains. It is the southernmost part of Russia. Area: 50,300 km². Borders: internal: Kalmykia (N), Chechnya (W), and Stavropol Krai (NW) international: Azerbaijan (S), Georgia (SW) water: Caspian Sea (E) Highest point: Bazardyuzi Mountain (4,466 m). Maximum N->S distance: 400 km. Maximum E->W distance: 200 km. Average elevation: no data ...

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Dagestan, Dagestan - Geography, Dagestan - Time zone, Dagestan - Rivers, Dagestan - Lakes, Dagestan - Mountains, Dagestan - Natural resources, Dagestan - Climate, Dagestan - Administrative divisions, Dagestan - Demographics, Dagestan - Ethnic groups, Dagestan - History, Dagestan - Politics, Dagestan - Economy, Dagestan - Religion

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Born Iosif Solomonovich Grossman in Berdichev, Ukraine into an emancipated Jewish family, he did not receive a traditional Jewish education, and knew only a few Yiddish words. A Russian nanny turned his name Yossya into Russian Vasya (a diminutive of Vasily), which was accepted by the whole family. His father had social-democratic convictions and joined the Mensheviks. Young Vasily Grossman idealistica ...

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Chukotka - Districts. Chukotka Autonomous District consists of the following districts (raions): Anadyrsky (Анадырский) Beringovsky (Беринговский) Bilibinsky (Билибинский) Chaunsky (Чаунский) Chukotsky (Чукотский) Iultinsky (Иультинский) Providensky (Провиденский) ...

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Chukotka, Chukotka - Administrative divisions, Chukotka - Districts, Chukotka - Demographics

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Occupied by German and Austro-Hungarian armies in the summer of 1915, the formerly Russian-ruled part of what was considered Poland was proclaimed an independent kingdom by the occupying powers on November 5, 1916, with a governing Council of State and (from October 15, 1917) a Regency Council (Rada Regencyjna Królestwa Polskiego) to administer the country under German auspices pending the election of a king. Shortly before the end of World War I, on October 7, 1918, the Regency Council dissolved the Council of State and annou ...

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Second Polish Republic, Second Polish Republic - History, Second Polish Republic - List of events, Second Polish Republic - World War II, Second Polish Republic - Politics and government, Second Polish Republic - Economy, Second Polish Republic - Demographics, Second Polish Republic - Culture, Second Polish Republic - Geography and demographics

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Romanianization - In the period between the two World Wars. At the end of WWI, Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian territory, was occupied by the Romanian army, then the Romanian National Council took the decision of unifying the province with Romania. The Treaty of Trianon established the Romanian border with the new Hungarian state. However, Transylvania had a large Hungarian minority, of about 30% according to the 1910 census. A part of them fled to Hungary after the union, however most part remained in Romania, as in 1930 about 26% of the Transylvanians were Hungarians. T ...

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Main articles: European Theatre of World War II, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II, Pacific War, End of World War II in Europe World War II - A debated starting date. [4]The date on which World War II started is a debated subject; historians do not all agree on which event signified the start of the war. The most common date used is 1 September 1939, marking the German invasion of Poland, which resulted in the ...

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With an area of over 9,653,000 km2, Siberia makes up roughly two thirds of the total area of Russia. If Siberia were to secede from Russia, it would be the world's second-largest country, with only Canada being larger. Major geographical zones include the West Siberian Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau. The West Siberian Plain consists mostly of Cenozoic alluvial deposits and is extraordinarily flat, so much so that a rise of fifty metres in sea level would cause all land between the Arctic Ocean and Novosibirsk to be ...

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Rostov Oblast - Cities and towns. Rostov Oblast - Districts. Rostov Oblast consists of the following districts (raions): Aksaysky (Аксайский) Azovsky (Азовский) Bagayevsky (Багаевский) Belokalitvinsky (Белокалитвинский) Bokovsky (Боковский) Chertkovsky (Чертковский) Dubovsky (Дубовский) Kagalnitsky (Кагальницкий) See also:

Rostov Oblast, Rostov Oblast - Geography, Rostov Oblast - Time zone, Rostov Oblast - Rivers and lakes, Rostov Oblast - Administrative divisions, Rostov Oblast - Cities and towns, Rostov Oblast - Districts, Rostov Oblast - Demographics, Rostov Oblast - Economy, Rostov Oblast - Culture, Rostov Oblast - External link

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By 1944, the SS had become a vast and complex organization and was considered a "State within a State". The final structure and organization of the SS were as follows: Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders. The most powerful men in the SS were the SS and Police Leaders, divided into three levels being that of Regular Leaders, Higher Leaders, and Supreme Leaders. Such persons normally held the rank of SS-Gruppenfuhrer or above and answered directly to Heinrich Himmler in all matters pertaining to the ...

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Schutzstaffel, Schutzstaffel - History, Schutzstaffel - Origins, Schutzstaffel - Development, Schutzstaffel - Fall of the SS, Schutzstaffel - Postwar activity, Schutzstaffel - SS leaders, Schutzstaffel - The SS before World War II, Schutzstaffel - 1925–1928, Schutzstaffel - 1929–1931, Schutzstaffel - 1931–1933, Schutzstaffel - 1933–1934, Schutzstaffel - 1934–1936, Schutzstaffel - 1936–1939, Schutzstaffel - Austrian SS, Schutzstaffel - The SS during World War II, Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders, Schutzstaffel - Headquarters offices, Schutzstaffel - General SS, Schutzstaffel - Waffen-SS, Schutzstaffel - Concentration camp service, Schutzstaffel - Special action groups, Schutzstaffel - Order Police, Schutzstaffel - SS Medical Corps, Schutzstaffel - SS and police courts, Schutzstaffel - Helferin Corps, Schutzstaffel - Future visions

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Archeological data prove that the Chernivtsi area was populated from neolithic times. Settlements of Trypillian culture and artifacts from Corded Ware culture, later Bronze and Iron ages are numerous in the city and surroundings. Cultural layer belonging to early Slavic tribes in Chernivtsi dates to 2nd - 5th centuries, settlements of Chroatian tribes and Tiverians from 9th - 11th centuries are present. A fortified settlement at the place of today's Chernivtsi (at the left shore of Prut river) existed already at the times of Principal ...

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Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi - History, Chernivtsi - Population, Chernivtsi - Personalities, Chernivtsi - Natives, Chernivtsi - Residents

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